Will Smith

Will Smith
Born	Willard Carroll Smith, Jr. (1968-09-25) September 25, 1968 West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names	The Fresh Prince
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Sheree Zampino (m. 1992–1995) Jada Koren Pinkett (m. 1997)
Children	Willard Carroll Smith III Jaden Christopher Syre Smith Willow Camille Reign Smith
Parent(s)	Willard Carroll Smith, Sr. Caroline Bright
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer, rapper
Labels	Jive RCA Records Columbia SME Records Interscope Universal Records
Associated acts	DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mary J. Blige, Christina Vidal, Kenny Greene, Tichina Arnold
Website	www.willsmith.com
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Willard Carroll Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He got his start as part of the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. He became an actor when he starred on the television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Will Smith, a teenager from Philadelphia sent to live with his rich relatives in Southern California. He has appeared in many movies including Independence Day, Men in Black, Ali, Wild Wild West, The Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend, and in Suicide Squad.

In 2022, he won a Golden Globe Award for his role as Richard Williams in the 2021 drama movie King Richard.

Smith married actress Jada Pinkett in 1997. They have had two children Jaden and Willow.

Filmography

Title	Year	Role(s)	Director(s)	Notes
Where the Day Takes You	1992	Manny	Marc Rocco
Made in America	1993	Tea Cake Walters	Richard Benjamin
Six Degrees of Separation	1993	Paul	Fred Schepisi
Bad Boys	1995	Mike Lowrey	Michael Bay
Independence Day	1996	Capt. Steven Hiller	Roland Emmerich
Men in Black	1997	James Darrell Edwards III Agent J	Barry Sonnenfeld
Enemy of the State	1998	Robert Clayton Dean	Tony Scott
Wild Wild West	1999	Captain James West	Barry Sonnenfeld
The Legend of Bagger Vance	2000	Bagger Vance	Robert Redford
Ali	2001	Muhammad Ali	Michael Mann
Showtime	2002	—	Tom Dey	Executive producer
Men in Black II	2002	James Darrell Edwards III Agent J	Barry Sonnenfeld
Bad Boys II	2003	Mike Lowrey	Michael Bay
Ride or Die	2003	—	Craig Ross Jr.	Executive producer
Jersey Girl	2004	Himself	Kevin Smith	Cameo
I, Robot	2004	Detective Del Spooner	Alex Proyas	Executive producer
The Seat Filler	2004	—	Nick Castle	Executive producer
Saving Face	2004	—	Alice Wu	Producer
Shark Tale	2004	Oscar	Vicky Jenson Bibo Bergeron Rob Letterman	Voice role
Hitch	2005	Alex "Hitch" Hitchens	Andy Tennant	Producer
ATL	2006	—	Chris Robinson	Producer
The Pursuit of Happyness	2006	Chris Gardner	Gabriele Muccino	Producer
I Am Legend	2007	Robert Neville	Francis Lawrence
Hancock	2008	John Hancock	Peter Berg	Producer
The Human Contract	2008	—	Jada Pinkett Smith	Executive producer
The Secret Life of Bees	2008	—	Gina Prince-Bythewood	Producer
Lakeview Terrace	2008	—	Neil LaBute	Producer
Seven Pounds	2008	Tim Thomas	Gabriele Muccino	Producer
The Karate Kid	2010	—	Harald Zwart	Producer
This Means War	2012	—	McG	Producer
Men in Black 3	2012	James Darrell Edwards III Agent J	Barry Sonnenfeld
After Earth	2013	Cypher Raige	M. Night Shyamalan	Writer (story) producer
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	2013	ESPN Reporter	Adam McKay	Cameo
Winter's Tale	2014	Lucifer	Akiva Goldsman	Cameo
Annie	2014	—	Will Gluck	Producer
Focus	2015	Nicky Spurgeon	Glenn Ficarra John Requa
Concussion	2015	Bennet Omalu	Peter Landesman
Suicide Squad	2016	Floyd Lawton / Deadshot	David Ayer
Collateral Beauty	2016	Howard Inlet	David Frankel
Bright	2017	Daryl Ward	David Ayer
Student of the Year 2	2019	Himself	Punit Malhotra	Hindi film Cameo
Aladdin	2019	Genie	Guy Ritchie
The Good Place	2019	Henry Brogan / Junior	Ang Lee
Spies in Disguise	2019	Lance Sterling	Nick Bruno Troy Quane	Voice role; post-production
Bad Boys for Life	2020	Mike Lowrey	Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah	Post-production

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Denotes films that have not yet been released

Discography

Studio albums

• Big Willie Style (1997)
• Willennium (1999)
• Born to Reign (2002)
• Lost and Found (2005)

Other websites

• Official site
• Will Smith on IMDb